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The 12 Labors
Brazil, 2006, 90 min.
Heracles, a disadvantaged black youth, undertakes 12 tasks to qualify him for a job as a motorcycle delivery boy. Throughout his mission, he faces intolerance, unfairness, desire and temptation in typical situations of a city like São Paulo. An original film transposition... more
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Antonia
Brazil, 2006, 90 min.
Dynamic, vibrant and life-affirming, Tata Amaral’s third feature, Antonia, describes the ups and downs of a group of female rappers living on the outskirts of São Paulo. Their love of performing and creating music together—despite the many obstacles presented by being poor, black and female... more
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Cinema, Aspirin and Vultures
Brazil, 2006, 99 min.
In 1942, Johann, a young German fleeing the war, and Ranulpho, a Brazilian seeking an escape from the oppressive drought in his home province, join forces. Merrily rolling from village to village, they bring rural folk the magic of cinema as they screen a film advertising a miraculous new patent med... more
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The Greatest Love of All
Brazil, 2006, 105 min.
Antonio, a famous Astrophysicist and Professor in an American University, learns that he suffers of an incurable illness. Upon returning to Brazil, he discovers the identity of his true parents and of the amazing love story that united them. This discovery will change his life. Awarded Best Film at ... more
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I Remember
Brazil, 2006, 110 min.
Edgard Navarro’s magical portrait of boy growing up in Brazil from the ’50s to ’70s captures his changing times, from Catholic repression and teen lust, to civil rights and the hippie movement, through the eyes of its mischievous anti-hero.... more
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The Passenger: Adult Secrets
Brazil, 2006, 105 min.
In his second feature as director, Tambellini reveals himself as a fine chronicler of urban life in today’s Rio de Janeiro. The film tells the story of a dreamy and inexperienced teenager, Antonio, who is brutally confronted with his father’s murder. Disastrously in love, the shy young man has to de... more
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Zuzu Angel
Brazil, 2006, 108 min.
The emotional and riveting true story of Zuzu Angel, a Brazilian fashion designer who became a political activist in the ’70s Brazil. Her activism’s impetus was the search for her missing son. Apart from other mothers with a similar plight, Zuzu’s search received international recognition by using h... more
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